Ukrainian artillery destroys Russian Buk missile system

According to Ukrinform, the Ukrainian Air Force Command reported this on messaging app Telegram.

"Groups of the Ukrainian Special Operations Forces are hunting for a special beast - enemy air defense. In one of the operational areas, a group of the Special Operations Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces conducted a search operation and discovered a Buk missile system. After that, the operators fired artillery at the occupier's equipment. And then they started clearing the area," the statement reads.

While clearing the area, the Ukrainian military found the remains of the Buk system.

Ukrinform reported earlier that the combat losses of the Russian military amounted to 18,900 soldiers.